Spotlight

 updated June 2012

Discover writers, illustrators, artists, poets, and more! 

• 16 year old photographer phenom Eleanor Bennett to the spotlight. She began her craft at the age of 12, collecting recognitions…

• YA author Bryan Dearsley dishes about dirigibles, swamp creatures, and steam punk in his novel The Beast of Wildeor…
• Anthony Carrozza is the author of a nonfiction work about William D. Pawley, ambassador, adventurer, and air carrier entrepreneur…
• Ron Rauss, winner of the Cheerios® Spoonfuls of Stories New Author Contest, chats about his whirlwind experience…
• YA sensation Brittany Geragotelis joins the spotlight this week to talk about Life’s a Witch, her new publishing deal, and who’s inspired her creative muse.
• Visual Artist Rick Daddario has traveled extensively and experiments with his work adding dimension…
• David L. Harrison, author, speaker, literacy advocate, and poet laureate of Drury University…
• Wendy Cartmell’s credits include two completed novels in her Sergeant Major Crane series, writer and editor of various technical magazines, and…
• Bill Miller, filmmaker, author, avid horseman, talks about his debut novel, Heroes and Hounds…
• Michael Lee  joins the spotlight defining all things Geek, discussing his writing inspirations and Depeche Mode…
• Jenny Mauter joins the spotlight today discussing her delightful tale, which takes readers on a journey of love and forgiveness, misbehavior and misguidance…
• Jerry Banks retired trial lawyer, joins the spotlight. His legal mysteries are no stranger than…
• Ien Nivens spends a few minutes discussing his projects, writing space, and metamorphosis …
• Valerie Douglas author of sensual fantasy celebrates the release of her next series beginning with Demon’s Kiss…
• Joan Y. Edwards, writer and illustrator, has found a rhythm for her own imaginative pieces.
• Laura Mercurio Ebohon known to her fans and followers as Laura≈LME shares about her first poetry book in Italian – English…
• Gennita Low writer, roofer, and multi lingual lady pops over to share about her Shadowy Assassins Series and Virtual Series…
• Tracy Searight-Dibert  children’s writer and elementary educator…
• Thomas L. Evans writer, archaeologist, and Sci-Fi aficionado, now excavates spec fiction.
• Donna Carrick explores the darker side of disreputable deviants in three of her novels.
• Karly Kirkpatrick author of the young adult novel INTO THE SHADOWS, joins the spotlight this week.
• Joseph C. White joins the spotlight this week. His latest self-published book is a romantic novel, Amor in Appalachia: Coal Mines and Moonshine.
• Vincent Zandri: award-winning and bestselling novelist, essayist, freelance photojournalist, and drummer for the Albany-based punk band The Blisterz…
•  Stephanie Beck: author of all things romance, full time mom of two, crafty knitter and serious sew-er.
• Monet Cherise: singer, songwriter, musician, actress, director, and producer whose passion for music, film, art, books, and photography fuels her creative verve.
• John Lechner, writer, illustrator, animator, musician, puppeteer, and interactive designer, is in this week’s spotlight…
• Dee Tenorio, author of Romance and Mystery joins the spotlight this week. To say Tenorio is a prolific writer underrates her abilities…
• Mark Edward Hall is in the spotlight this week. Hall has penned four Horror novels and more than fifty short stories…
• Marion Driessen joins the spotlight this week. Driessen snatches time to write in English and Dutch while holding down a full-time position at a university in Holland.
• Writer Misty Evans joins me in this week’s spotlight. She shares her inspirations, other works she’s written, and a bit about her next release in the Super Agent series, Proof of Life.
• Lourdes Gutierrez is a self-proclaimed writer, geek, and makeup freak. Her blog, Vice Beauty, is just one of her creative outlets…
• Gloria Weber, author of Gaslight Demons, joins me today in the spotlight. Gloria’s work has appeared in Written Word Online, Byzarium, GrendelSong, and AlienSkin.
• Kimberly Hunter joins me this week in the writer’s spotlight. Kimberly is an erotic romance author of 6 e-books with 3 different publishers…
• Alex Carrick, economist and author is in this week’s spotlight. His first book, Two Scoops is Just Right, is a compilation two-minute humorous short stories.
• Laurie Ricard, an illustrator specializing in e-books, magazines, animal portraits, and more, shares a bit about herself and her projects…
• Gregory Wooldridge aka pinflap, is a pop/contemporary acoustic singer and songwriter. Wooldridge plays with an old Guild he gigged with for years…
• Mark Anderson creator of Andertoons,  lives in the Chicago area creating from his studio
• Kali Van Baale is an Iowa author, an alumnus of Upper Iowa University, and 2006 winner of the Fred Bonnie Memorial First Novelist Award for The Space Between (River City Publishing, 2006). In addition, her stories have appeared in…
• Yousei Hime blogger extraordinaire, graciously answers some questions about her writing… 
• Judith Barban, WRITER of romantic adventure novels set in the Canadian wilderness MEDIEVALIST specializing in the works of Marie de France LINGUIST fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and CLASSICAL PIANIST…
• Grace W. Looper, winner of 34 awards for her fiction works, shares her thoughts on writing, upcoming projects, and writing groups…
• L.E. Rodriguez, author of dark fiction and fantasy shares some thoughts on his work, his writing and advice for other writers…
• Dannye Romine Powell is currently a contributing columnist at the Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC USA) and a traveling speaker granting wishes…
• David A. Naff, author and illustrator of a book of tales about African life, taught in a way to convey a moral lesson, illustrate cause and effect, and share…